Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Arghhhhhhh..........., it's not nice to brag that you are going for a bike ride when us poor saps up here in the frozen tundra are still dealing with temps in the single digits for a daytime high. The only single digit I like to see is my BF%!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL Have a ride for me too, ok?? Z Eating for Life I took out a copy of BP's 2003 companion book to BFL, Eating for Life. I'm not sure he'll win fancy literary awards, but he gets the message across, and I got to tell you I really like the program. EFL contains basically what's in BFL, but explains it a bit more clearly. What I like about it is the simplicity and the balance. I can hear my mother, famous for telling us each night " eat a balanced diet! " , approving of it. I've been liking the six meals (not merely three meals plus snacks) a day. That 3:30 meal is a lifesaver, keeping me from binging at night, my big weakness. I've been looking for the answer to that problem for a long time. I'm still tuning up the system, but already I can see this puppy has legs. Prior to this the closest I ate to this way was via the Schwarzbein diet, but I think this even has that beat because of its utter simplicity. I can see this being a game plan, well, for life. The six regulated meals reminds me of heating my house with my wood stove. I feed it every two hours or so. More, and I'll overcook the place; less and I'll go cold. It's a matter of regulating things appropriately. It makes sense that the answer to America's obstinant obesity/degenerative disease problem simply would be finding a sound diet and good workout regimen. As Reagan said, the biggest mistakes are usually the simplest. I still look more like a " before " photo than an " after " , but I'm already seeing results. There's actually a bit of a " V " formation taking shape. This is a good thing. I figure I've got about 15 lbs of fat that I need to convert to muscle, and I believe this plan can do it. In short, I'm DELIGHTED that I found this program. Delighted. And tomorrow comes a veritable heat wave of 47*, so I plan on celebrating by giving baby Ninja a much-needed bath and taking a nice long RIDE! Yeah! I tell ya, it's great to be getting younger! GB, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 I use the recipes in EFL every week to make my menu. I really wish Bill would come out with a volume 2 since I would like more recipes. I tend to stick with some of the same ones from week to week. I'm going for my Sat. run in the morning and it is supposed to be 20F. I always end up getting pretty warm. Andy > Eating for Life > > > > I took out a copy of BP's 2003 companion book to BFL, Eating for Life. > I'm not sure he'll win fancy literary awards, but he gets the message > across, and I got to tell you I really like the program. > > EFL contains basically what's in BFL, but explains it a bit more > clearly. What I like about it is the simplicity and the balance. I can > hear my mother, famous for telling us each night " eat a balanced diet! " , > approving of it. > > I've been liking the six meals (not merely three meals plus snacks) a > day. That 3:30 meal is a lifesaver, keeping me from binging at night, > my big weakness. I've been looking for the answer to that problem for a > long time. I'm still tuning up the system, but already I can see this > puppy has legs. > > Prior to this the closest I ate to this way was via the Schwarzbein > diet, but I think this even has that beat because of its utter > simplicity. I can see this being a game plan, well, for life. > > The six regulated meals reminds me of heating my house with my wood > stove. I feed it every two hours or so. More, and I'll overcook the > place; less and I'll go cold. It's a matter of regulating things > appropriately. It makes sense that the answer to America's obstinant > obesity/degenerative disease problem simply would be finding a sound > diet and good workout regimen. As Reagan said, the biggest mistakes are > usually the simplest. > > I still look more like a " before " photo than an " after " , but I'm already > seeing results. There's actually a bit of a " V " formation taking shape. > This is a good thing. I figure I've got about 15 lbs of fat that I need > to convert to muscle, and I believe this plan can do it. > > In short, I'm DELIGHTED that I found this program. Delighted. And > tomorrow comes a veritable heat wave of 47*, so I plan on celebrating by > giving baby Ninja a much-needed bath and taking a nice long RIDE! Yeah! > I tell ya, it's great to be getting younger! > > GB, > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 " Andy " wrote: > I use the recipes in EFL every week to make my menu. I really wish > Bill would come out with a volume 2 since I would like more recipes. > I tend to stick with some of the same ones from week to week. > > I'm going for my Sat. run in the morning and it is supposed to be 20F. > I always end up getting pretty warm. Andy, I just started looking at the recipes last night, and I gotta say they do look good. I'm going to start planning some more involved meals than I've been doing. The testimonies part of the book is really good too. Seeing how those people have changed is great. My exercise is done for the week, tomorrow being my free day. Yesterday's bike ride was a bit of work as well. The temp never got over 41, with hardly any sun. That was ok, but the snarling wind was horrendous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 One caution about the EFL book. If you read the written chapters before the recipes, Bill is very clear that the recipes are not for everybody. The portion sizes in particular are more for men in peak condition. They are a bit much for women in most cases. Just watch carefully your portion sizes and you'll do just fine with it. For me, most of the recipes are a bit heavy on the prep and cooking end. I tend to prefer simple and quick. Still, I use some of the recipes just for a change of pace, and I use a lot of the shake and dessert recipes pretty regularly. I love the book, just make sure you actually READ it instead of just jumping into the recipes. There is a lot of discussion regarding the book on the BFL website guestbook. http://bodyforlife.com/community/msg_read.asp Take care! Tristen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 " Tristen " wrote: > > One caution about the EFL book. If you read the written chapters > before the recipes, Bill is very clear that the recipes are > not for everybody. The portion sizes in particular are more for men in > peak condition. They are a bit much for women in most cases. Just > watch carefully your portion sizes and you'll do just fine with it. > > For me, most of the recipes are a bit heavy on the prep and cooking > end. I tend to prefer simple and quick. Still, I use some of the > recipes just for a change of pace, and I use a lot of the shake and > dessert recipes pretty regularly. I love the book, just make sure you > actually READ it instead of just jumping into the recipes. > > There is a lot of discussion regarding the book on the BFL website > guestbook. http://bodyforlife.com/community/msg_read.asp <http://bodyforlife.com/community/msg_read.asp> Tristen, Hmmm, I'm reading through sequentially, but I don't recall that; might well have missed it though. I do recall him repeating that the portion size is self-regulating depending on each of our bodies - men's portions will be more than women's because men have bigger hands. I don't recall any qualification about what shape we're in. I'm wondering because I realized yesterday that I'm having a problem spacing the meals. If I eat at 9, 12, 3, 6, 9, that's only 5 meals. He wants us to wait an hour after (morning) exercise, so the only way I see to add a meal would be to reduce the intervals between them. But that would make a mess out of the day. So it occured to me to reduce portions, but that didn't seem right. I'm on that guestbook page, but have only seen a little about this problem thus far. Think I'll check out the EFL site. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I'm not going to be able to help you much with scheduling of meals. Considering my lifestyle (I'm a firefighter/paramedic) I seldom get my meals exactly as scheduled. I do pretty well with the 2-3 hours guideline of BFL, but I have to stay somewhat flexible. Generally speaking, I plan my workout for first thing in the morning. I plan breakfast an hour after that. The rest of my meals average 2 1/2 hours apart through the rest of the day. That way, if I'm 30 minutes off one way or the other it doesn't hurt me at all. For my lifestyle, flexibility is the key to success. Tristen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 " Tristen " wrote: > > > > I'm not going to be able to help you much with scheduling of meals. > Considering my lifestyle (I'm a firefighter/paramedic) I seldom get my > meals exactly as scheduled. I do pretty well with the 2-3 hours > guideline of BFL, but I have to stay somewhat flexible. > > Generally speaking, I plan my workout for first thing in the morning. > I plan breakfast an hour after that. The rest of my meals average 2 > 1/2 hours apart through the rest of the day. That way, if I'm 30 > minutes off one way or the other it doesn't hurt me at all. > > For my lifestyle, flexibility is the key to success. > > Tristen Thanks, Tristen. I was doing very well until yesterday, then suddenly my system seemed to revert to old cravings and instability. Maybe it's just a wrinkle that I need to work through. I'm trying to feel my way through. Tomorrow being a free day should be interesting... Flexibility sounds like an excellent quality. I think it's foundational to Bill's thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Nutrition information for EFL is here http://www.eatingforlife.com/recipes/nutrition.asp You'll find that most of the recipes are very reasonable calories. The condition of a person is not a factor. The recipes do require some planning, but are worth the time in my opinion. I usually make enough of each for 2 meals for the family. I used to make some of the desserts, but no longer do those. Mainly use it for dinner and will either make the lunches or dinner for the evening meals. Sometimes I make the breakfast meals, but have generally been eating the same thing (chocolate oatmeal) for breakfast for the past several months. As for the spacing of the meals, I really wouldn't worry about it too much if you can't wait an hour after morning exercise. I really believe the difference this would make is very minimal. Eat when it is convenient for you and try to get at least 5 meals. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 I agree, flexibility is very important. If you get too wrapped up in why something won't work, it will be difficult to get anything done. Everyone has a different schedule and demands on their time. Andy > Flexibility sounds like an excellent quality. I think it's foundational > to Bill's thinking. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 " Andy " wrote: > I agree, flexibility is very important. If you get too wrapped up in > why something won't work, it will be difficult to get anything done. > Everyone has a different schedule and demands on their time. > > Andy Bill is first and foremost down to earth and practical with his advice. I don't know why, but this weekend threw me for a bit of a loop. I finally just calmed down and let things take their course. Today was a free day, so I lubed up on a Mc's breakfast, ice cream, pizza, pecans..., but I kept portions down. It felt good to unwind, but frankly it didn't feel good to get lost in calorie-land, where paradoxically I'm never satisfied. I'm looking forward to getting back on regimen. I noticed today near the back of the EFL book that the " in-between " meals indeed tend to be lighter than the three main ones. I don't think I caught that before. They might have the same nutritional value, but they tend to be liquid or dairy rather than meat or fish. I think that will help me not to feel I'm stuffing myself. Anyway, I think this will work its way out. I'm giving myself leeway while I wait for the dust to settle. BW, paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Funny, my free day was Friday and it went like this: Skip breakfast, Myoplex bar around 9, mushroom pizza for lunch, yogurt around 4, veggie sandwich and chips for dinner, tea and cookies before bed. I really enjoyed the potato chips, YUM. > " Andy " wrote: > > > I agree, flexibility is very important. If you get too wrapped up > in > > why something won't work, it will be difficult to get anything > done. > > Everyone has a different schedule and demands on their time. > > > > Andy > > Bill is first and foremost down to earth and practical with his > advice. I don't know why, but this weekend threw me for a bit of a > loop. I finally just calmed down and let things take their course. > > Today was a free day, so I lubed up on a Mc's breakfast, ice > cream, pizza, pecans..., but I kept portions down. It felt good to > unwind, but frankly it didn't feel good to get lost in calorie-land, > where paradoxically I'm never satisfied. I'm looking forward to > getting back on regimen. > > I noticed today near the back of the EFL book that the " in-between " > meals indeed tend to be lighter than the three main ones. I don't > think I caught that before. They might have the same nutritional > value, but they tend to be liquid or dairy rather than meat or fish. > I think that will help me not to feel I'm stuffing myself. > > Anyway, I think this will work its way out. I'm giving myself leeway > while I wait for the dust to settle. > > BW, > paul > > > -- Diane M. in CO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 As for the spacing of the meals, I really wouldn't worry about it too > much if you can't wait an hour after morning exercise. I really > believe the difference this would make is very minimal. Eat when it > is convenient for you and try to get at least 5 meals. > > Andy > This is a fantastic point you bring up. As long as a person gets in several small meals a day, it doesn't matter if it's 5 or 6. Take me for example. I like to take in 2400-2500 calories a day. That breaks down to about 400 calories a meal. If I can only get in 5 meals I just add in about 75 extra calories in each meal to compensate, so everything evens out. FYI even though Body For Life doesn't support calorie counting, I need to do it or else I'm going to engulf anything that movies slower than me as a meal. The palm/fist method never clicked with me and still doesn't. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Sherry, I too, like others have replied, think this is a great book! I love to cook but felt like the BFL ingredients list was getting repetitious and old and was excited when EFL came out. Eating eggs for breakfast every day gets a little boring. You might see if your local library has one you can check out b4 making the purchase or see if Amazon.com has one used. I like the EFL pancakes recipe and so does my 2.5 year old :-) later, April Francis > > Do any of you have this book? If you do, is it worth it? I have bought all > kinds of cookbooks on peoples recommendations ~ depending on what diet > they/I was doing, just to have them taking up shelf space. > > We do a lot of one dish meals to make things easier but it is harder to > figure out calories, fat, etc... > > I want to make healthy dishes for the whole family to enjoy that wont send > my kids fleeing from the dinner table in horror! > > An input would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Sherry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Also check out Half Price Books - that is where I got mine. Subject: Re: Eating for Life To: bodyforlife Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 4:13 PM Sherry, I too, like others have replied, think this is a great book! I love to cook but felt like the BFL ingredients list was getting repetitious and old and was excited when EFL came out. Eating eggs for breakfast every day gets a little boring. You might see if your local library has one you can check out b4 making the purchase or see if Amazon.com has one used. I like the EFL pancakes recipe and so does my 2.5 year old :-) later, April Francis > > Do any of you have this book? If you do, is it worth it? I have bought all > kinds of cookbooks on peoples recommendations ~ depending on what diet > they/I was doing, just to have them taking up shelf space. > > We do a lot of one dish meals to make things easier but it is harder to > figure out calories, fat, etc... > > I want to make healthy dishes for the whole family to enjoy that wont send > my kids fleeing from the dinner table in horror! > > An input would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Sherry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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